Car-fender.



vNo. 820,117.-

PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

E. A. JOHNSON.

CAR FENDER.

' APPLICATION FILED IAN. 11, 1905.

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No. 820,117. PATENTBD MAY 8, 190e.

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GAN FENDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.11, 1905.

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TR/C/f l//Vf @MOH/Megan l ERNEST A. JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

' CAR-FENDER.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 11, 1905. Serial No. 240.624.

T0 @ZZ whom, it may concern/r Be it known thatI, ERNEST ALBERT JOHN-SON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Oar-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a car-fender held in an inclined positionnormally and automatically released and permitted to drop into asubstantially horizontal position when any heavy body falls therein.

The object of the invention is to retain in the fender the body sofalling and to prevent the same from being thrown from the fender orunder the car-Wheels.

The invention also consists of the followingdescribed novel features andcombinations of parts, particularly pointed out in the claims, and shownin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the fender in its normal position. Fig. 2 is av detail perspectiveview of the fender after it has been tripped. Fig. 3 is a side elevationof the fender in its normal position, a car-platform being shown partlyin section. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the fender in trippedposition. views showing means for locking the fender in position.

In the drawings, Arepresents a tubular rectangular frame forming the rimof a basket having a reticulated bottom A', preferably formed of elasticor springy metal strips. The rim A and bottom A' are connected by aflexible network of cords A2, which form the sides of the basket. Thisbasket forms the main portion of the fender. A bail B is pivotallyconnected to the rim of the basket on opposite sides, and this bail isheld by brackets O, connected to the front of a car.

U-shaped elastic clamps D, of spring-metal, are `carried by the sidemembers of the bail B, the lower members of said clamps being slightlycurved, and these clamps are pivoted to the bail B by pivot-pins, thefree ends of the clamps projecting inwardly and being 'adapted to gripand normally hold the rim A.

Rods E are also pivoted at one end to the said rim A, and the inner endsof the rods E rest in eyes F, formed at the ends of a bar F', whichis-held below the car-platform and transversely to the track bydepending brackets G, carried by the car-platform.

Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective detail Pins E' limit inner or rearwardmovement of the rods E with reference to the bar F', and each rod Ecarries a spring hook member H, adapted to'permit downward movement ofthe rim Aland to grip the upper edge of the rim and prevent its rising.

The operation of the fender is as follows: In its normal position thebasket, lcomprised of the rim A, bottom A', and sides A2, is held in aninclined position by the rim A being in engagement with the clamps D.These clamps are sufliciently stiff to sustain the weight of the fenderg but should a person be struck by the fender and thrown onto the samethe additional weight forces the lower curved memb ers of the clamps Ddown wardly and releases the fender from engagement with the springclamps or clips D, andthe basket assumes a more nearly horizontalposition, and any tendency upon the part of the framework comprising thefender to rebound, and thus throw the person from the fender, is checkedby the hooks H, which spring outwardly to permit the fender to drop intoits second or lower position and then return to their normal positionand engage the rim A, preventing effectually any upward movement orrebound of the fender.

To hold the bottom A' close to the rim A,

as may be found desirable, I place on the rear member of the rim twoslightly-curved springmetal hooks A3, which serve to hold the bottom inthe position shown in Fig. 3 until a weight has been thrown thereon,when the bottom is forced off of the hooks and drops to the positionshown in Fig. 1, and then the device will trip and fall into theposition shown in Figs. 2 and 4. After the fender has been thrown intothe position shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings the parts arerestored by hand to the normal positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3 theclamps D being turned upon i their pivot-points to permit the frame A tobe lifted into normal position, after which the clamps D can be turnedback into position at right angles to the frames A and B, the sides ofthe frame A'being held between the upper IOO and lower members of thesaid clamps. The

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what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a fender adapted to remain normally in aninclined position, clamps adapted to engage the fender and hold the sameunder its own weight, and spring hook members adapted to engage thetender when released by the clamps and hold the fender against Verticalmovement.

2. A fender comprising a basket, a bail pivotedy thereto7 bracketscarriedl by a carplattorm adapted to engage the bail, clamps carried bythe bail adapted to engage the rim of the basket, and hooks adapted toengage the rim when released from engagement with the clamps.

3. A fender comprising a rectangular frame, a reticulated bottom, a sidenetwork connecting the frame and bottom, a bail, U-shaped clamps carriedby the bail and adapted to engage the frame, and means for locking theframe in a lower plane when released by the clamps.

4. A fender comprising a frame forming a basket-rim, a bottom, flexiblesides connecting the bottom and rim, a pivoted bail connected to the rimand carried by a careplatform means for locking the rim to the bail, andmeans for locking the rimagainst ver= tical movement whenreleasedrfromthe bail, as and for the purpose setforth.

ERNEST A. JOHNSON Witnesses:

JAMES A. POTTER, R. M. LEONARD.

